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Moral Moments

Professional Disillusion

by Joel Marks

People disappoint me. I suppose it’s due to my moral ruminating, which has resulted in a hyper-sensitivity to morally-tinged phenomena. Or it could be the other way around: a peculiar inbred sensibility has turned me into a moral brooder. Whichever way the direction of causality goes, I frequently find myself in a state of disillusion. As I get to know even a dear friend better, the experience can be like peering under a rock.

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